Letters to editor in Naples Daily News Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019

Democrats' investigations

Rep. Schiff said on national TV that he had absolute proof of Trump’s guilt. Rep. Nadler said Trumps is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors. Yet when they had the national stage last month, questioning Robert Muller, neither of them was able to proffer anything more than twisted words and innuendo.

Mueller and impeachment.(Photo: Paresh Nath/The Khaleej Times)

No proof, no crimes, no resolution. They met a brick wall and are now banging their heads against another wall. They are taking another tack to bring impeachment proceedings against Trump, a more team-oriented effort.

All this to no avail, except to maintain their rants against our president and to gain TV time. Impeachment may succeed in the House but is doomed to failure in the Senate: the final arbiter. Bang away, Dems.

What has the Democrat-controlled House accomplished to benefit America? We all know the answer: Nothing. Their only passion is to see Trump defeated or put behind bars.

In my view, the far left-wingers running for the Democratic nomination have little or no chance of defeating Trump.

If the Democrats give a whit about the American people, they have yet to show it. No legislation of any consequence.

Obama said immigration needs to be fixed, but because they hate Trump, the Dems will continue their obstructionist efforts.

Michael Zubrow, North Naples

Reactions to Mueller

It is surprising that after viewing Mueller testifying last month, writers to your paper still profess the innocence of Trump.

Mueller bluntly stated he did not exonerate President Trump. He could not find him guilty of wrongdoing, due to the fact that the rules of the investigative bureau stated he could not charge a sitting president with wrongdoing. He provided material for Congress to act on.

He stated clearly that the Russians are attempting to affect the 2020 elections.

Despite this warning, Sen. McConnell refused to permit a vote on allocating funding to secure an honest vote in 2020. Instead, he is pleased to have Russia decide who will lead this country for the next four years.

What has happened to the Republican Party that I used to know?

Hy Bershad, Naples

Credit for economy

What is wrong with people? Obama inherited an economy from the Republicans that was in the toilet. We were in a recession. It took him eight years to reverse what the Republicans had done. Trump inherits a great economy and takes all the credit for it.

It wasn’t Trump's tax cuts that gave the 88-year-old teacher a raise in his pension; it was a strong stock market, thanks to Obama. How can people ignore history, especially when it just happened? Are we that divided? How can a teacher promote such an immoral man as Trump? What did he teach his students? That money trumps good?

Dan Nordberg, East Naples

Nixon and Trump

I have been fortunate to experience politics in this wonderful country of ours for many years. When President Nixon ran unsuccessfully for president in 1960 and again when he was elected president in 1968, many questioned his truthfulness and queried whether you would purchase a used car from "Tricky Dick."

So now, some 50 years later, I ask you: Would you purchase a used car from President Trump?

Joel Goldman, North Naples

Phone a danger in traffic

Last month I was in a serious three-car accident on U.S. 41 in Naples. My passenger and I were lucky enough to be in a 2016 Lexus 350 with, thank God, airbags galore. The man who hit us was going at least 50 mph and was looking at his phone, not the road.

There were no skid marks showing he tried to brake. His car hit us with such force our car was pushed like a rocket six car lengths into the car in front of us. Luckily, this lady also was driving a heavy Lexus car. Had we not been in very safe cars, we would have been seriously injured.

What if it had been a less safe car with kids in the back seat? Just because this man thought his phone call was so important, it would have been worth a life or two. When are such drivers going to wake up and stop endangering the rest of us on the road. Driving is a most serious responsibility. Put the phone away while you are on the road.

Health care for migrants?

I am a law-abiding citizen and pay a huge chunk of change every month for health insurance. What am I entitled to? Paying higher taxes to support these people?

And when does the term illegal not mean illegal? I guess it means one thing to some and the exact opposite to others. The Democrats want to give free, free, free. They don't even have the same insurance as the average American; they are above the system.

Sending cash home

When did it become evil for an immigrant to send cash to folks back in the old country? Is the worker not the owner of an honest paycheck?

With few exceptions, our own families did the same. The young and the strong crossed the sea to find work in the New World. Cash was sent to family back home, to live better or perhaps money to cross the sea and join the family in this New World. It's what people do. Even brown people.

Bill A. Beaumont, Fort Myers

Mueller's conclusion

People hear what they want to hear, and even some of them make up their own facts.

One of your letter writers, in an attempt at explaining "evidence of guilt," concluded Trump was not guilty of anything.

However, Mueller found plenty of evidence of obstruction that made it impossible to find Trump innocent. If you read the report, the conclusion is obvious, but Mueller was unable to charge Trump due to the rules governing indicting a sitting president. That job has been left to Congress to complete the job.